CM expresses displeasure

Bhopal, May 06: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed displeasure over delay in settlement of cases by banks under Vivekanand Group Insurance Scheme. Chouhan was reviewing the scheme at Secretariat here on Tuesday. “The objective of the scheme was negated due to such delay,” he said.

Notice to head masters

Barwani, May 06: Head masters of six education guarantee school centres have been issued notices in connection with more number of students being passed than those who appeared in the examination for 2006-07 in Sendhwa block of this district, official sources said today.

Report on MLA sought

Satna, May 06: A local court has ordered police to present a report on May 15 in connection with a complaint that BJP MLA Shankarlal Tiwari had allegedly murdered a female health employee and destroyed the evidences. Victim's husband had alleged death of district hospital's employee Urmila Singh in the hospital on April 4 was not natural.

BJP in election mode, Cong lags behind

Bhopal, May 06: In election-bound Madhya Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has swung into election mode by attacking on Congress led UPA, while the state Congress has hardly got its campaign off the ground. Over the past one week, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the BJP have been busy attacking the Centre on price rise, and an alleged supply of substandard wheat and several other issues.

Action plan for road maintenance

Bhopal, May 06: The Minister for Public Works Department Kailash Vijayvargiya has directed the senior officers to immediately draw up and execute an action plan to prevent formation of potholes and cracks on roads during rainy season.

CM reviews drought situation

Bhopal, May 06: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said no rules would be allowed to come in the way of tackling drought and drinking water crisis. Chouhan, while reviewing situation of drought and drinking water at the Mantralaya here on Tuesday, said drought and drinking water crisis has to be taken up as a challenge and work has to be carried out on war footing.

Ensure benefits of Majdoor Yojana

Bhopal, May 06: The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the local administration will have to take initiative in order to ensure the benefits of Mukhya Mantri Majdoor Suraksha Yojana to every eligible worker in the state. Registration of agricultural workers numbering 11.29 lakh has so far been completed under the scheme in the state.

MP govt asked to pay compensation

Bhopal, May 06: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to pay Rs two lakh as relief to the kin of a person who was found dead after having taken to police station in Guna district. Dharam Swaroop had filed a complaint with the Commission in 2000, stating that the body of Shanker Mali was found in a pond near Bajaranjgarh police station in Guna district on January 23, 2000.